Blowing out candles at last year's party.
Most of you are taking today as a vacation day, so I’ll be brief.
I spent the past three days in NYC assisting at a coaches training course. It was an extraordinary experience being in a room with 18 very powerful coaches-in-training, two inspiring co-assistants and two master coach leaders, Nina McGuffin and Sam House.
Because I was so thoroughly engaged during that time, I’ve given myself today to play catch-up and rest. Also, since tomorrow’s my birthday AND Independence Day, I’m enjoying the quiet of no phones ringing and a chance to respond to 200+ emails waiting in my inbox.
I’ve got an awesome day planned tomorrow. I learned many years ago that if I wanted to have a special and memorable birthday, I would need to let people know it was an important day for me.
A dear friend has opened her home to members of our fellowship for a breakfast celebration. One of the great things about being born on a holiday is that everyone has the day off. If you get them early enough in the day (7:30-10am) , they haven’t left for the beach or backyard picnic yet.
My daughter and son-in-law got us all tickets to see God of Carnage, the Tony Award winner for Best Play in 2009 for tomorrow night. We’ll meet for dinner before the show, stay in Manhattan overnight, walk the High Line in the morning, then see Waiting for Godot at a Sunday matinee. It doesn’t get any better than this in my book.
I am blessed and very happy to be celebrating another year.
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July 3, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Estelle
Happy Birthday, Jane. I have a good friend whose birthday is tomorrow as well. Enjoy. God of Carnage was great. I saw it a few days before it won the Tony.
July 4, 2009 at 1:01 am
Miriam Salpeter, Keppie Careers
Jane -
Enjoy your day! What a great reminder that we need to ask for what we want and not expect people to read our minds! Many, many happy returns!
Best,
Miriam
July 4, 2009 at 6:35 am
janepollak
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Estelle
Thank you! I’ll give my review next week.
@Miriam
I think I was about your age when I realized that my husband hadn’t read my script and that if I wanted a successful production, I’d better share it with him so he could produce.
July 4, 2009 at 9:03 am
elaine koufman
happy birthday-you are an example of the saying” you are not getting older, you are getting better..” and ” life is just a bowl of cherries”!!!!
July 4, 2009 at 11:12 am
Gini
Happy Birthday!
What a great reminder that we need to PLAN for success!
Gini
July 4, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Terry Scarborough
Happy Birthday, Jane! I learned the “birthday lesson” years ago and in 1995 invited 10 of my best girlfriends to come for dinner to help me celebrate. None of them knew the others; I was the only link–and what a great time we had! They all became friends as well, and we continue to gather every year in March. Over the years the faces have changed a little (not our FACES of course, we haven’t aged at all!) as women moved, we lost one friend to breast cancer, and we added some new friends. I look forward to it all year!
May you have many friends to help you celebrate life!
love,
Terry
July 6, 2009 at 5:04 am
Darja
Happy happy birthday, Jane!
I wish You a lot of health, and may you find joy, love and passion in everything you do.
Regards, Darja
July 6, 2009 at 10:32 am
janepollak
@All the Happy Birthday Wishers!
Thank you so much for your love, support, encouragement and personal examples. I am always buoyed by your messages.
July 7, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Andrea
Very happy birthday Jane! Thank you for being here on the planet with us all- what you have done has made a difference. You are a constant source of pleasure and delight and we are pleased to share in the celebration of your birth day. warmly- Andrea
July 8, 2009 at 6:55 am
Jessica Bram
It was a pleasure to begin my Fourth of July celebrating your birthday with you. I plan to every year!